Get your gator face on

The Big Buck Classic in Little Rock draws scores of thousands of people during its three-day run. This year’s event at the State Fairgrounds rambled through three or four buildings, including filling the floor at Barton Coliseum. Arkansas 4-H and Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas brought some reptilian and avian stars that kept small tight clumps of people forming around their handlers.

SMILE -- This young alligator fascinated young and old at the Farm and Ranch building at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds.WINGSPAN -- Hawk spreads its wings for its handler during a presentation at the Big Buck Classic in Little Rock.